Auburn football: Last-minute notes prior to kickoff

AUBURN, Ala. — We're a little less than half an hour away from kickoff of today's game between No. 4 Auburn and top-ranked Alabama. Before it starts, here are a few pregame notes from Jordan-Hare Stadium.

AUBURN, Ala. — We're a little less than half an hour away from kickoff of today's game between No. 4 Auburn and top-ranked Alabama. Before it starts, here are a few pregame notes from Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Not much to report today, as the only alteration from Auburn's lineup card has Jake Holland starting at middle linebacker over Kris Frost.

Alabama had a pair of changes to its defense: Denzel Devall will start at "Jack" while Cyrus Jones will start at corner.

Nova flew from the ramp above section 12 in the southwest corner of the stadium at the 21:00 mark on the pregame clock.

One hour prior to kickoff, it was 60 degrees, with sunny skies accompanied by a steady breeze.

And I'm back with one more pregame standup, where I offer my last thoughts heading into today's matchup.

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Mike Niziolek joins the Ledger-Enquirer after spending the past three years with MLive.com. The past year he covered Eastern Michigan University athletics, including football and recruiting. He also filled in as a backup writer for the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and University of Michigan. Mike is a 2004 graduate of Michigan State.